Forget Plato, Here are some real ideas about Enlightenment
Posted Jun 6, 2003 3:57 PM
The Two Easy Steps To Enlightenment
Step One and Step Two
Step one is knowing what or why Enlightenment is not. Step two is knowing the means to Enlightenment. It is not necessary to either know what Enlightenment is (or if it is) or what your Awareness is (or if it is not).
Step One
What and why Enlightenment is not: The unenlightened state is the Mis-identification or Mis-perception of your Awareness, with or as (being identical with) the objects of your Awareness.
Step Two
The means to Enlightenment: The means to Enlightenment is the Non-identification or Non-perception of your Awareness with or as (being identical with) the objects of your Awareness.
What Is Awareness?
What Is Your Awareness? That's a dumb question but I will ask it and answer it just the same. It is sufficient to say that your Awareness has a freedom that no object of your Awareness possesses and that your Awareness consists of an inherent happiness that remains undiminished. Logic cannot prove or disprove any of the claims that I have made, only experience can do that! (The Illogical or Non-logical Defense!)
What Are The Objects of Your Awareness?
Another dumb question but I will answer it nonetheless. Everything that you take or experience or are aware of or think or believe or perceive or feel or 'know' yourself to be in this moment
(i.e., body/sex/race/age/culture/status/wealth/career, mind/thoughts/thinking/ideas/
beliefs/knowledge/education, emotions/feelings/relationships/family/friends/
energies and/or 'soul,' etc.)